Sorry I got it all wrong - normally the sound problems arise when
someone installs the modemdrivers. As for Dell PPA you found the correct
link.
did you install the linux-ubuntu-modules?
As I get it you seem to have "sort of sound", something I have never
experienced. Either it has been gone (mixer icon is crossed out) or it
works in all things I use (musicplaying, videoplaying, youtube/flash
videos etc).
Hope you can sort it out and sorry I am not able to assist.
Bob Haugen wrote:
> Thanks a lot for the detailed reply.
>> On Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:30:14 +0200 <o.sinclair at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Subject: Re: No sound after upgrade from 7.10 to 8.04
>>> This is a known problem if/when you install the modem drivers and then
>> update the kernel.
>> I have not installed any modem drivers on purpose. Don't use a modem.
>>> It is a loooong story but here is the most recent
>> advice from Dell maintainers (the wiki is never updated so is by now
>> pretty useless):
>> That's clear...
>>> Basically, if you have the Dell ppa repository and have installed the
>> DKMS packages you should install the hsf-modem drivers and then be OK
>> with sound. You must install linux-ubuntu-modules package first of all.
>> How do I tell if I have the "Dell ppa repository and have installed
> the DKMS packages"?
>> My current situation is that flash and sound sorta work. If look at a
> flash movie in the browser, the sound no longer works for music and
> other movie files outside the browser until I shut down the browser.
> Then the other sounds might work, or I might have to reboot to make
> them work again.
>> So it's better than nothing, and I'm reluctant to do anything that
> might make it worse.
>>> So I've got a better solution assembled now that i've uploaded to the
>> dell-team PPA. Here's what it looks like:
>>>> hsfmodem -> repackaed original conexant deb that pre-depends on
>> hsfmodem-base-dkms
>> hsfmodem-base-dkms -> deb that contains the ALSA 1.0.16 tree with the
>> ubuntu patchset (as of 2.6.24-24) applied and the conexant patchset applied
>>>> The way it will work is that provided you've got the headers installed
>> for the 2.6.24 based kernel you intend on booting into, it will build
>> the ALSA tree against those kernel headers prior to the reboot into the
>> new kernel. There is a header postinstall script that will execute DKMS
>> to do these actions. During the next reboot, it will take longer than
>> normal because conexant's init script for hsfmodem triggers and links
>> with snd-hda-intel that was rebuilt by DKMS. The end result should be a
>> functional audio driver and functional modem.
>> How do I tell if have the proper headers installed?
>> I don't need a functional modem (that I know of). Just audio drivers.
> So maybe all the above advice is useless to me?
>>> Hopefully this works out for you modem folks.
>> So this is all about modems, which I don't need? Or am I missing something?
>>> As for flash headaches - do install restricted-extras package or
>> download flash-installer from Adobe website. Both work in my experience.
>> I installed from the Adobe website. Flash now works.
>>> sound headeaches: install restricted-extras, install w32codecs and for
>> dvd dvd2css (I think, you had better check)
>> Ok, so are those the things to do to improve the sound situation (only)?
>>> Add Medibuntu repositories first, google on Medibuntu.
>> Found that.
>>> For Dell PPA repo
>> check out Dell pages.
>> Is this it?
>https://launchpad.net/~dell-team/+archive/ppa>> What do I need to do with it? Anything?
>>> As a general advice I use AptonCD as a sort of system backup these days
>> in case I have to reinstall or update other users computers instead of
>> downloading GBs of updates.
>> Thanks for the tip. I'll try it after I get everything working better.
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